Pelvic floor muscles have two major functions: they provide support or act as a floor for the abdominal viscera including the rectum; and they provide a constrictor or continence mechanism to the urethral, anal, and vaginal orifices (in females). This article discusses the relevance of pelvic floor to the anal opening and closure function, and discusses new findings with regards to the role of ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to describe a technique using the fascia lata (FL) component of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap to re-create the orbital floor and lateral nasal wall after total maxillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of medical records. METHODS A total of 22 patients underwent maxillary reconstruction using a composite ALT-FL flap following canc...

this study focuses on one particular sound change common in conversational speech, in which coronal nasal consonants undergo place assimilation toward the following syllable- or word-initial labial consonants. f2 and f3 formant frequency measurements were taken from, and compared between words involving the sequences /vnb/ and /vmb/ across syllable boundary as well as word boundary in assimilat...

OBJECTIVES To describe a novel technique for closure of moderate-sized nasoseptal perforations and to review the current literature on various techniques for closure of nasoseptal perforations. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING Academic research. PATIENTS We performed a retrospective review of a successful novel technique that has been used at a facial plastic and reconstructive surger...

Abstract Introduction Anterior skull base cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks are managed successfully with endonasal surgery. Endoscopic closure of CSF from posterior table the frontal sinus remains challenging. Vascularized Hadad-Bassagasteguy flap (HBF) reconstruction has increased rates but does not extend to sinus. We describe our technique using septal pedicled by anterior ethmoid artery (AEA...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of positive cultures from contaminated nasal cartilage and to demonstrate the effectiveness of antibiotic irrigation as a means of sterilization. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral centre. METHODS Nasal septal cartilage was harvested during routine endoscopic septoplasties. The harvested cartilage was then dropped on the floor for 60...

The authors evaluated changes of symptoms and biomarkers in health care staff (N = 18) for people with different physical dysfunctions and similarly in an external office control group in a nondamp building (N = 15). The first workplace had verified dampness in the floor construction, with formation of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol from water-based glue. Tear film break up time (BUT), nasal patency, biomar...